My daily readings 06/27/2009

3. Don’t play any blame games. It doesn’t matter who put the bug in. Again, your co-workers will be more loyal to you if you soft-pedal problems they introduce. I often apologize for bugs found, and gently argue with people that it was indeed my fault, when we both know it wasn’t.

Box.net has been around for quite a while, but is still one of our favorite places to store documents online. Thanks to its integration with numerous online services, including Gmail, Zoho, picnick, and Scribd, box.net can not only store all your documents, but can also function as the hub of your virtual office.

One other nice feature of box.net is that you can share your files and folders with ‘collaborators,’ which makes it a good service to exchange files within a small business or among friends.

The storage limit for the free accounts is 1GB, which is plenty if you mostly exchange text documents or spreadsheets. Paid accounts start at $7.95 a month and include more advanced features, including 5GB of storage, a versioning system, mobile access, and 24/7 phone support.

Of course, mobile uploads to YouTube have been on the rise for many months already as more video-capable phones become available on the market. As recounted by Music Ally, mobile uploads have increased by 1,700 percent in the last six months, but the launch of the iPhone 3GS has made a noticeable contribution to that growth. No doubt some of that 400 percent is due to users merely testing out the features on their new iPhones, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see many 3GS users continuing to upload videos even after the shininess wears off.

In our review of the iPhone 3GS, we pointed out that the videos are easy to edit and are of decent, viewable quality even in low-light situations. Have you been testing out the video uploads with your 3GS? What do you think, and have you embarrassed any of your friends or significant others yet?